Well, every bit of last night\u2019s Red Sox \u2013 Yankees game seven could have been predicted. The Red Sox get to Roger Clemens early while Pedro Martinez is just good enough to avoid jams. The Sox give themselves an insurance run late. Then, as soon as the \u201cX outs to the World Series\u201d threshold hits, things fall apart. Just like the Cubs Tuesday, the Sox were up three runs with five defensive outs standing between them and the World Series. However, in this case, it was extremely curious managerial decisions that let the Yankees back in rather than an expertly placed foul ball. Let\u2019s not kid ourselves, though, no matter what Grady Little did, the Yankees were coming back. And Aaron Boone fit the profile perfectly for ending the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. Another long, cold winter for Sox fans. More banners for Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
Instead of rubbing the head of Babe Ruth\u2019s monument before every start, why doesn\u2019t Roger Clemens just wear a jersey that says \u201cDICK\u201d across the front? It will prove the same point and save him a lot of walking.<\/p>\n
It was nice of Fox to stick with the game in the middle of the first until Pedro made his entrance. Of course, that meant we missed three first pitches in other innings here in Indy while the local affiliate was busy getting their promos in.<\/p>\n
Speaking of the local Fox station, they\u2019re pretty much like every other Fox station in the country: more fluff than substance. A little too tabloid, a little too much caffeine. Unfortunately, though, they\u2019re not loaded up with eye candy. What\u2019s the point of having a Fox station if it\u2019s not staffed with former models attempting to break into the TV awards presentation field?<\/p>\n
As enthralling as the game was, I was disappointed there was no World Poker Tour action on ESPN to watch during commercials.<\/p>\n
There are expectant mothers throughout New England that are secretly glad Boston lost. They were not looking forward to the name Trot hastily being added to the list of possibilities by their husbands.<\/p>\n
Joe Torre moves his slumping slugger to the seven hole. Grady Little keeps his pitcher, who\u2019s clearly been struggling recently and despite his performance starting to lose his best stuff that night, in the game when he\u2019s got a left-hander ready in the bullpen to face the three straight left handed Yankees about to come to the plate. Jason Giambi hits two home runs. Pedro Martinez lets the Yankees back in the game. Maybe it\u2019s not just George Steinbrenner\u2019s money that makes the Yanks good.<\/p>\n
Mike Mussina did a nice job in his three innings. I loved his quote, though, from earlier in the series, \u201cAll I can control is sixty feet, six inches.\u201d Very Elvis Grbac. Fortunately for him, the Yankees are far too professional to worry about that.<\/p>\n
Doesn\u2019t Kevin Millar look like he should have played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-70s? He makes Dennis Leonard look cleanly shaved.<\/p>\n
Think people\u2019s haaaaaaahts were beating haaaaahder in Boston after David Ortiz\u2019s home run? \u201cSix outs away! We\u2019re wicked close! How about them aaaaaaapples?!?!\u201d<\/p>\n
Best sign at Yankees Stadium, \u201cMystique Don\u2019t Fail Me Now\u201d. Perfect timing.
\nDerek Jeter, 0-2, double. Bernie Williams, single. Hideki Matsui, 0-2, double. Jorge Posada, double. And like that Boston\u2019s suicide hotlines light up.<\/p>\n
Boston goes to extra innings in New York in a game they can clinch. Haven\u2019t we done this before?<\/p>\n
We all know what happened. You may ask, \u201cHow can you like the Red Sox and not like the cute little Cubbies?\u201d Let me count the ways:
\n1 \u2013 The Red Sox, like every other team in the AL East, are not the Yankees. If you grew up in Kansas City in the late 70s, early 80s, at some point you\u2019ve been a fan of every team other than the Yankees in the East because you hate the Yankees so much.
\n2 \u2013 Jim Rice. He was part of my holy trinity of baseball players growing up (George Brett and Eddie Murray being the other two). I would practice dropping the bat like Rice after I hit the ball. Plus, he wore my favorite number, 14.
\n3 \u2013 The Red Sox lose one heart-wrenching game every decade that keeps them cursed. Outside those games, they\u2019re actually pretty good most of the time. The Cubbies are loveable losers. Their entire organization is built around the celebration of losing. The Red Sox actually want to win. There\u2019s just this cottage industry of people outside the organization who have made money off of perpetuating the idea of a curse.
\n4 \u2013 I may not be a Cardinals fan, but I know enough to have had the hatred of the Cubs rub off on me over the years.
\n5 \u2013 Finally, some of my best baseball memories revolve around the Red Sox. The great teams of the late 70s through mid 80s that were loaded with talent, but always had some huge flaw (generally just having to play in the same division as the Yankees). Fenway\u2019s distorted genius trumps the softball qualities of Wrigley any day. The Cubs were the horrible team that provided the only baseball I could watch when I was a kid in southeast Missouri. Piss off a kid, you never really get a chance to change it.<\/p>\n
I want the Marlins to win, but why would I ever pick against the Yankees? They\u2019ve got the money, the mystique, and the media. Yankees in five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, every bit of last night\u2019s Red Sox \u2013 Yankees game seven could have been predicted. The Red Sox get to Roger Clemens early while Pedro Martinez is just good enough to avoid jams. The Sox give themselves an insurance run late. Then, as soon as the \u201cX outs to the World Series\u201d threshold hits, things fall apart. Just like the Cubs Tuesday, the Sox were up three runs with five defensive outs standing between them and the World Series. However, in this case, it was extremely curious managerial decisions that let the Yankees back in rather than an expertly placed foul ball. Let\u2019s not kid ourselves, though, no matter what Grady Little did, the Yankees were coming back. And Aaron Boone fit the profile perfectly for ending the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. Another long, cold winter for Sox fans. More banners for Yankee Stadium. Instead of rubbing the head of Babe Ruth\u2019s monument before every start, why doesn\u2019t Roger Clemens just wear a jersey that says \u201cDICK\u201d across the front? It will prove the same point and save him a lot of walking. It was nice of Fox to stick with the game in the middle of the first until Pedro made his entrance. Of course, that meant we missed three first pitches in other innings here in Indy while the local affiliate was busy getting their promos in. Speaking of the local Fox station, they\u2019re pretty much like every other Fox station in the country: more fluff than substance. A little too tabloid, a little too much caffeine. Unfortunately, though, they\u2019re not loaded up with eye candy. What\u2019s the point of having a Fox station if it\u2019s not staffed with former models attempting to break into the TV awards presentation field? As enthralling as the game was, I was disappointed there was no World Poker Tour action on ESPN to watch during commercials. There are expectant mothers throughout New England that are secretly glad Boston lost. They were not looking forward to the name Trot hastily being added to the list of possibilities by their husbands. Joe Torre moves his slumping slugger to the seven hole. Grady Little keeps his pitcher, who\u2019s clearly been struggling recently and despite his performance starting to lose his best stuff that night, in the game when he\u2019s got a left-hander ready in the bullpen to face the three straight left handed Yankees about to come to the plate. Jason Giambi hits two home runs. Pedro Martinez lets the Yankees back in the game. Maybe it\u2019s not just George Steinbrenner\u2019s money that makes the Yanks good. Mike Mussina did a nice job in his three innings. I loved his quote, though, from earlier in the series, \u201cAll I can control is sixty feet, six inches.\u201d Very Elvis Grbac. Fortunately for him, the Yankees are far too professional to worry about that. Doesn\u2019t Kevin Millar look like he should have played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-70s? He makes Dennis Leonard look cleanly shaved. Think people\u2019s haaaaaaahts were beating haaaaahder in Boston after David Ortiz\u2019s home run? \u201cSix outs away! We\u2019re wicked close! How about them aaaaaaapples?!?!\u201d Best sign at Yankees Stadium, \u201cMystique Don\u2019t Fail Me Now\u201d. Perfect timing. Derek Jeter, 0-2, double. Bernie Williams, single. Hideki Matsui, 0-2, double. Jorge Posada, double. And like that Boston\u2019s suicide hotlines light up. Boston goes to extra innings in New York in a game they can clinch. Haven\u2019t we done this before? We all know what happened. You may ask, \u201cHow can you like the Red Sox and not like the cute little Cubbies?\u201d Let me count the ways: 1 \u2013 The Red Sox, like every other team in the AL East, are not the Yankees. If you grew up in Kansas City in the late 70s, early 80s, at some point you\u2019ve been a fan of every team other than the Yankees in the East because you hate the Yankees so much. 2 \u2013 Jim Rice. He was part of my holy trinity of baseball players growing up (George Brett and Eddie Murray being the other two). I would practice dropping the bat like Rice after I hit the ball. Plus, he wore my favorite number, 14. 3 \u2013 The Red Sox lose one heart-wrenching game every decade that keeps them cursed. Outside those games, they\u2019re actually pretty good most of the time. The Cubbies are loveable losers. Their entire organization is built around the celebration of losing. The Red Sox actually want to win. There\u2019s just this cottage industry of people outside the organization who have made money off of perpetuating the idea of a curse. 4 \u2013 I may not be a Cardinals fan, but I know enough to have had the hatred of the Cubs rub off on me over the years. 5 \u2013 Finally, some of my best baseball memories revolve around the Red Sox. The great teams of the late 70s through mid 80s that were loaded with talent, but always had some huge flaw (generally just having to play in the same division as the Yankees). Fenway\u2019s distorted genius trumps the softball qualities of Wrigley any day. The Cubs were the horrible team that provided the only baseball I could watch when I was a kid in southeast Missouri. Piss off a kid, you never really get a chance to change it. I want the Marlins to win, but why would I ever pick against the Yankees? They\u2019ve got the money, the mystique, and the media. 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